Many of the races that are called just as the polls close are uncontested elections, according to the Associated Press.
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How races are called
Why we rely on the Associated Press: The AP has been calling races for a long time. The organization’s decision desk has ...
At The Associated Press, election night is a massive undertaking, with thousands of people involved in counting the vote ...
On Election Day the AP tabulates thousands of elections at the same time, including the presidential race, and a variety of local offices in all 50 states.
The United States has a long-standing tradition of holding its presidential elections on the first Tuesday in November. The ...
The Associated Press has called every presidential election since Zachary Taylor in 1848, and has since become the most ...
They include AP’s vote count, which it has conducted in every U.S. presidential election since 1848. In general elections and presidential primaries, the Decision Team also has access to data from AP ...
Polk 170 49.5 1848 Zachary Taylor 163 47.3 1852 ... A candidate has won the popular vote but lost the election five times in US presidential election history. James Buchanan is the only bachelor ...
Our fundamental role in the American democracy – the single largest act of journalism in the world -- dates back to 1848 when ...
With a history of accuracy dating to our first vote count in 1848 ... As Election Day nears, they’re paying particular attention to the battleground states in the presidential race and ...